Only Consonants III Trivia Quiz

Answer: aleph bet gimel

Aleph, bet and gimel are the first three letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Bet also shares the second spot of the Hebrew alphabet with vet. While both have different sounds, they are considered to be the same letter (differing only by bet having an additional symbol called a dagesh).

Answer: alpha beta gamma

Alpha, beta and gamma are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet. Greek letters, particularly lower case letters, are frequently used in the sciences to denote various things. For instance, alpha (á), beta (â) and gamma (ã) are used to represent forms of radiation, respectively.

Answer: alpha bravo charlie

Alpha (or alfa), bravo and charlie are the first three letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet. The alphabet was designed so that letters could be easily discerned over radio transmissions, even when the quality of the transmission was poor.

Answer: outlook

Outlook is primarily used for emails, but also has a useful address book and calendar/diary system, among others.

Answer: access

Built on Visual Basic and SQL, Access is Office's database application, capable of storing and presenting data in a variety of different formats.

Answer: onenote

OneNote is, as the name suggests, a note-taking application that can store typed and handwritten text. It is particularly useful for educational institutions.

Answer: pinot noir

Oenophiles will know that pinot noir grapes are amongst some of the best wine-making grapes and that their home is in the winemaker's paradise: Burgundy, France.

Answer: lambrusco

The lambrusco grape is native to Italy and comes in a number of varieties. Typically, a few of these grapes are used together to create a type of lambrusco wine.

Answer: cabernet sauvignon

A typically French grape variety, cabernet sauvignon is now one of the most popular grapes and is grown the world over.

Answer: oracle of seasons

Developed for the Game Boy Color in 2001, 'Oracle of Seasons' was released alongside 'Oracle of Ages'. Although the two games can stand alone, they can be linked together and reveal new content thanks to special passwords that can be entered into each.

Answer: a link to the past

The third game to be released in the main series, 'A Link to the Past' was released in 1991 was the first and only 'Legend of Zelda' game developed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A successor, but not necessarily a sequel, was released in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS entitled 'A Link Between Worlds'.

Answer: ocarina of time

'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' was a landmark entry in the series, ushering in a new three-dimensional Hyrule to explore. And by golly did Nintendo do well with this one. So much so that it the Nintendo 64 title ranks amongst the highest-rated video games of all time. Critically extolled and an overwhelming commercial success, 'Ocarina of Time' set the standard for all future releases in the series.

Answer: congregation of alligators

Strictly speaking, the term "congregation" really only applies to a group of adult alligators. "Pod" would be more appropriate for young alligators.

Answer: parliament of owls

Supposedly named a parliament for their apparent wisdom, owls also share their collective noun with rooks.

Answer: murder of crows

There is some debate over whether the term "murder" is accepted by the scientific community as opposed to the more generic "flock". Supposedly, "murder" comes from old literature that portrays crows as savage and dangerous, and has just stuck with them ever since.